| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Richard Williams; inks: Richard Williams | Alfred E. Neuman [as Indiana Jones] |
| 1 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | - | letters page | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Inbanana Jones and the Temple of Goons | comic story | 5 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | Indiana Jones; Harrison Ford; Steven Spielberg; George Lucas |
| 5 | Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts! | comic story | 1 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Howard Cosell; George Steinbrenner; Brian De Palma |
| 6 | Mad's Easy Step-by-Step "Break Dance" Chart | comic story | 2 | script: Don Edwing; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 7 | Don Martin Looks At Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan | comic story | 3 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | Tarzan |
| 8 | The Mad Nasty Book, Volume Five | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | Michael Jackson; Billy Martin; Jesse Jackson; Fred Rogers; Mickey Mouse; Joan Rivers; John Glenn |
| 9 | The Lighter Side of... | cartoon | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 10 | Horrifying Sports Cliches | comic story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 11 | A Mad Look at Some Famous Advertising Slogans | comic story | 2 | script: Alen Robin; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 12 | A Mad Look at Horseback Riding | cartoon | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 13 | Scaredcrow and Mrs. Kling | comic story | 6 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Kate Jackson; Bruce Boxleitner |
| 14 | Mad's X-Rated Celebrity Trivia Quiz | activity | 1 | script: Paul Laikin; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Burt Reynolds; Prince Charles; Lady Diana; Bette Midler; Gloria Steinem; Warren Beatty; Henry Kissinger; Truman Capote; Brooke Shields; Nancy Reagan; Ronald Reagan; Carol Burnett; Don Rickles; Jimmy Carter; Dolly Parton; Robert Redford; Milton Berle |
| 15 | Simple Games and Pastimes for the School Drop-Out | cartoon | 1 | script: Paul Peter Porges; pencils: Paul Peter Porges; inks: Paul Peter Porges | |
| 16 | The Mad Speedometer | comic story | 2 | script: John Ficarra; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Bo Derek |
| 17 | Splash-dance | comic story | 6 | script: Arnie Kogen; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Tom Hanks; Daryl Hannah; John Candy; Mickey Mouse; Dumbo; Pluto; Donald Duck; E.T. |
| 18 | Spy vs Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Antonio Prohías; pencils: Antonio Prohías; inks: Antonio Prohías | |
| 19 | What Bizarre New Epidemic Is Threatening to Fill Our Hospitals? | illustration | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | William Tell | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin; colors: Don Martin; letters: Don Martin | William Tell |